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Dawson Creek, Historic & Heritage Sites
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Ever since I was a kid, I have loved to put on an old pair
of shoes, roll up my pant legs and wade in the water along the banks of a
river.
We recently took a day trip to the Peace River at the
Clayhurst Crossing 20 miles north of Dawson Creek. Our nephew was with us for the day of beachcombing and rock
skipping.
As usual, I took my walking stick; my dog and we got our
feet wet walking along the water's edge, poking around amongst the rocks and
driftwood. The boy found a great
fossil!
It was sitting there in plain sight. It looks like a big leaf on a piece of
shale rock.
The Peace River Region is well known as a rich deposit for
fossils from dinosaurs, plants and fish, and it's a common occurrence to find a
fossil left over from the time the dinosaurs walked the earth.
A trip to the Dinosaur Museum is definitely on the roster
for a next visit!